Name 2-3 things in which you know about the Greek Civilization.

_H__ 1. ZeusA. God of the Trade _C__ 2. HeraB. God of War _E__ 3. PoseidonC. Goddess of Family _A__ 4. HermesD. Goddess of Wisdom/Arts _G__ 5. HadesE. God of the Sea _B__ 6. AresF. Goddess of Love/Beauty _D__ 7. AthenaG. God of the Underworld _F__ 8. AphroditeH. King of Gods

Sea Traders Named after King Minos Palace at Knossos Acquired skills from Egyptians and Mesopotamians Frescoes-watercolor paintings on wet plaster Disappearance???? Invaders Natural Disaster

King Minos Fought for control with his brothers Asked Poseidon for support Poseideon gave a snow- white bull to King Minos to sacrifice Minos liked the bull too much to sacrifice, so he kept the bull and sacrificed a bull he already had. Poseidon wasn’t happy and laid a curse on Minos’ wife.

Poseidon’s curse was Minos’ wife to fall in love with the snow-white bull She gave birth to the minotaur— half man/half bull As the minotaur grew older, became more ferocious and ate people Minos created a labyrinth (Maze) to hold the minotaur Minos upset…asked Zeus for revenge Athens had to send 7 men and women every year as food for the minotaur One person was Theseus, son of Poseidon, who devised a plan to kill the minotaur and escaped with a ball of yarn.

Indo-European People Sea traders Country was organized into Polis– city-states Thick fortress wall Each polis was ruled by a Warrior-King

Mycenaeans vs Troy, 10 year war Romantic battle Trojan Prince Paris kidnapped Helen Helen was the wife of Spartan King Menelaus. (Paris was obsessed!) With the help of Aphrodite, Paris and Helen elope Trojan Horse Burnt Troy to the ground

Homer, Greek Poet Illiad Poem about Trojan War centered around Odysseus (10 years) Odyssey Epic Poem about Odysseus trip home (9 years) Who was Odysseus? King of Ithaca Wife was Penelope Child was Telemachus Ithaca-proving-Homers-hero-was-real.html

1.Who was Menelaus 2.Who was Paris 3.Who was Helen 4.Who was Odysseus 5.Who was Homer Helen’s husband, King of Mycenae Prince of Troy, kidnaps Helen Wife of Menelaus, eloped with Paris King of Ithaca, created Trojan Horse Wrote Iliad and Odyssey

1.Odysseus and his men leave for Ithaca 2.Needing food, land on the island of Lotus Eaters. His men ate Lotus Flowers which… Odysseus has to save his men. Lotus flowers made the men sleepy and apathetic and wanting to stay. 3.Still needing food Odysseus land on the Island of Cyclops. Polyphemus tricks them into his cave and they have to escape

Odysseus and his men sharpen a stick and stab the Polyphemus’s eye. Men escape, but Polyphemus’ father is Poseidon (God of the Sea) he seeks revenge by blowing the ship of course and creating havoc on his trip back home. 4. The Island of Aeolus– God of wind give Odysseus all the bad winds in a bag so he travel home safely….however his men accidently open the bag and release all the bad winds.

5. Circe’s Island. Odysseus lands here and Circe turns Odysseus’ men into pigs. Hermes helps Odysseus in turning his men back to human but, end up staying on the island for two years. Circe and Odysseus became lovers. 6.Island of Sirens. The Siren lure sailors with their voices on the island. Odysseus knows this and has his men fill their ears with beeswax and he is tied to the mast of his ship.

7. Scylla and Charybdis. Odysseus has to make a choice. Either sail pass Scylla, a six-headed sea serpent or Charybdis, a giant whirlpool. Odysseus decided Scylla not wanting to risk his ship, however he doesn’t let his men know….6 die when passing Scylla. 8.Island of Helios. Odysseus orders his men not to eat Helios’ cattle. They disobey him while he falls asleep. Zeus is mad and throws a thunderbolt and destroys the ship…only Odysseus survives. Helios.html

9.Calypso’s Island Odysseus drifts to this island of women and is held captive by the nymph Calypso. She holds him captive for 7 years. Hermes finally convinces Calypso to let Odysseus build a new ship and leave. 10. The Island of the Phaecians. After hearing Odysseus story, the Phaecians give Odysseus one of their magical ships to get home quickly.

11.Finally Odysseus returns home. However, upon coming home he see suitors have overtaken his palace to try to marry Penelope. The suitors convinced Penelope that Odysseus is dead. She agrees to remarry, based on a competition. The one who can shoot the arrow through 12 ax heads, a feat only done by Odysseus. All suitors fail except one, Odysseus, dressed as a beggar does it and turns with help of his son kills all the suitors.

End of the Mycenaeans Sea raiders Dorians Abandoned cities, loss trade, forgot skills